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Audi is a German luxury brand that has been a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group since 1964. Based in Ingolstadt, Germany, the marque is well known for its best-selling model, the A4, as well as the R8 sports car and the company's dominating presence in Le Mans racing both in North America and Europe. Vorsprung durch Technik is the brand's slogan, which means Innovation through technology.

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Report: Audi TT RS headed to Canada in limited numbers, as is rear-drive BMW X1 7 hours ago on Autoblog

When Audi launched the TT RS, we were initially told that the automaker had no plans to bring it to the States. And while rumors have cropped up that suggest otherwise, we still don't have the official word from Audi about whether we'll ever get the chance to experience the 335-horsepower TT. ...

Autoblog Podcast #170 - The Hooniverse Visits 2 days ago on Autoblog

Jeff Glucker and Tim Odell of Hooniverse.com join Chris, Sam and Dan for Episode #170 of the Autoblog Podcast. The first stop is the Autoblog Garage, and the Hoons have their own garage, awesomely occupied by much better hardware than ours. Items plucked from the news include the Ford Police ...

Abt Sportsline gets its hands on Audi R8 Spyder 2 days ago on Autoblog

Whenever Audi introduces a new model, chances are that the folks at Abt Sportsline are going to get their hands on one. The German company has been tuning Volkswagens and Audis since the 1970s and has enjoyed success racing the Audi A4 in DTM and more recently the new R8 LMS. Needless to say, ...

Report: More hybrids, EVs coming from Audi 2 days ago on Autoblog

Thanks to the Volkswagen Group's strategy to be the leading player in the alternative-powertrain market within the next decade, Audi has announced a rapid expansion of hybrid and electric vehicles over the next few years. The German automaker wants to improve efficiency of its internal ...

Video: DTM champion Mattias Ekström plays renegade valet in an Audi R8 Spyder 3 days ago on Autoblog

Nobody knows Audis like Mattias Ekström. The Swedish driver has been campaigning four-ringed racing machines in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters series (DTM, Germany's touring car championship) for the past nine years, and has taken the title twice. Who better, then, to put the latest ...

Audi R15 "plus" TDI shows off new, more aerodynamic nose 3 days ago on Autoblog

Testing for the 24 Hours of Le Mans doesn't begin until mid-June, but that doesn't mean that Audi isn't already hard at work bettering the chances of their diesel-powered R15 TDI racer. Thanks to a belated rule change for the LMP1 class designed to hamper the dominance of diesel-powered ...

Spy Shots: Are you the next Audi S8? 6 days ago on Autoblog

Check out what a very cold spy photographer snapped some pictures of. This car could very well be the upcoming Audi S8. Of course, as the car in the photos is totally unmarked, this could just be another variant of the big Audi. We've suspected for some time that a new S8 is coming, and we hear that ...

Video: Walter Röhrl reunited with WRC-winning 1984 Audi Quattro on famed Monte Carlo stage 7 days ago on Autoblog

Can we pause for a moment and give it up for Walter Röhrl? Here's a racer whose professional career began in 1973, first person to win the World Rally Championship twice, winner of the Pikes Peak race and the title Rally Driver of the Century in Italy and Rally Driver of the Millennium in ...

Report: Audi R8 to spawn sportier model, dual-clutch gearbox cometh 8 days ago on Autoblog

We already know that Audi plans to fit the standard R8's 420-hp, 4.2-liter V8 into its all-new Spyder variant early next year, and now comes word that at least one more version of the R8 is in the pipeline and that the R tronic sequential automatic might not be long for this world. According ...

Video: Promolicious clips of the Audi RS5 meeting its Ur Quattro brother 9 days ago on Autoblog

In what is currently raw footage but what will soon undoubtedly be slickly produced promotional material, the brutalicious 2011 Audi RS5 growls around a track and on various European roads. For a brief spell it even shares the screen with one of its spiritual brethren, the Ur Quattro. These ...

Automobile takes a look at the early history of 'sudden acceleration' 9 days ago on Autoblog

Unintended acceleration didn't start with Toyota, nor did it start with the Audi 5000 – it's probably been around since the first man put a leg over what he thought was a tamed horse. Automobile Magazine takes a look at the phenomenon of accidentally wide-open throttles circa 1957, ...

Report: Audi working on successor to A2? 10 days ago on Autoblog

Seeing the Audi A1 and A1 e-tron concept at this year's Geneva Motor Show provides proof that the quad-ring automaker is putting a much larger focus on its small car offerings. With that in mind, new rumors are cropping up about a possible successor to the A2 – the quirky little hatch that ...

Audi begins deliveries of R8 LMS evolution to Euro race teams 10 days ago on Autoblog

2009 proved to be a very successful opening campaign for Audi's new customer race car, the R8 LMS. Eight cars were sold to a variety of teams and between them, the cars won 23 races and three national and international GT championships. For 2010, Audi has produced a new evolution version of the ...

Pics Aplenty: 2011 Audi A1 S Line in the color of lust 12 days ago on Autoblog

The not-for-U.S. (at least not for now) Audi A1 just made its public debut at this year's Geneva Motor Show, and we're eager to see how the new hatch stacks up to the likes of the much-loved Mini Cooper. We're especially fond of this S Line model, which gives the A1 a much more aggressive ...

Geneva 2010: Abt R8 GTR is full of V10, carbon fiber goodness 14 days ago on Autoblog

We got our first peek at Abt's R8 GTR late last year, but like with many cars, it was a whole different experience to see it in person. To say carbon fiber has been used liberally is an understatement, as the entire car is clothed in the lightweight material. The look suits the R8, and Abt has ...

Geneva 2010: Audi A8 Hybrid a concept in name only 15 days ago on Autoblog

In the Them's Big Words department, Audi is calling its A8 Hybrid "the efficiency standard." And it's not exactly untrue since the top-of-the-peak, 211-horsepower 2.0-liter sedan boosted by a 45-hp electric motor has more power than an A3 TDI and a faster 0-to-60 sprint, yet the gas mileage ...

Geneva 2010: Audi A1 e-tron Wankels its way to the show floor 16 days ago on Autoblog

No, Wankel is not really a verb. At least, not that we know of. But it is the last name of the man who designed the rotary engine, and we think our man Felix would be more than pleased with the latest application of his barrel-shaped internal combustion powerplant. In case you missed it before, ...

Geneva 2010: Audi RS5 is a 450-horsepower two-door tease 16 days ago on Autoblog

The one thing on our minds as Audi unveiled the RS5 here in Geneva is whether or not the car will come to the United States. We can't get a definitive answer from the German automaker, and although we're guessing the chances are fairly slim, we were told not to completely rule it out. Audi has ...

Geneva 2010: Audi A1 to hatch jealousy in the eyes of Americans 16 days ago on Autoblog

We've just returned from Audi's press conference here at the Geneva Motor Show, where Justin Timberlake has laid claim to one of the first A1 hatchbacks that comes off the line. Funny thing is, even with his undoubtedly massive bank accounts, the pop star won't be able to get one – at ...

Audi A1 e-tron runs like Volt, advances ER-EV concept 16 days ago on Autoblog

After teasing us with a few goodies yesterday, Audi has just released technical details on its new A1 e-tron concept that debuts later today at the Geneva Motor Show. As we already knew, the A1 uses an extended range electric architecture like the Chevrolet Volt, but with a compact and ...

Audi A8 Hybrid 'design study' being shown in Geneva 16 days ago on Autoblog

In addition to the interesting electrified A1 e-tron concept, Audi is also showing off a hybridized version of its range-topping A8 sedan at this year's Geneva Motor Show, which it claims offers V6-levels of power with four-cylinder fuel efficiency and emissions. Backing up that claim are ...

Video: BMW gets cute, takes dig at Audi in the classroom 17 days ago on Autoblog

Good, we were hoping BMW would answer the latest challenge from Audi in the online battle of boast. Audi started up again the dormant war of words between these two German automakers a couple weeks ago by patting itself on the back for winning three Car and Driver comparisons in a row, and now ...

Geneva Preview: Audi A1 e-tron is extended-range EV with Wankel rotary generator 17 days ago on Autoblog

Audi still hasn't released any images of its new electric A1 e-tron concept, but it has revealed some details of the car. Unlike the two previous e-tron sports car concepts that were both pure battery electric models, this one is a range-extended EV. Like the Chevrolet Volt, the A1 e-tron uses a ...

Video: Audi A1 takes to the test track 17 days ago on Autoblog

The relentless run-up to the Audi A1's official introduction at the Geneva Motor Show continues unabated, this time with a video of Markus Winkelhock taking the A1 for a spin around Audi's test track in Neustadt, Germany. The current DTM pilot for Audi gushes about the A1's communicative ...

Report: Audi A1-based e-tron concept headed to Geneva 19 days ago on Autoblog

Audi will finally show off its new A1 minicar this week in Geneva. As usual, it'll be available in Europe with an array of gas and diesel engines, but a French website reports that the A1 will also form the basis for a third e-tron concept. If Audi sticks with the pattern it started last month ...

Geneva Preview: Hispano Suiza is back and packing Audi R8's V10 21 days ago on Autoblog

If you've never heard of Hispano Suiza, you're not alone. The Spanish automaker hasn't been producing its own vehicles since World War II and later returned to its aerospace roots in the 1950s, merged with another firm in 2005 and had a few prototypes running around a few years back (the oft ...

First Drive: 2011 Audi A8, the Grand Andalusian 21 days ago on Autoblog

There was no sign of Sol on the Costa as I nosed the quartz-gray Audi A8 past the guard house and onto the rain-slicked traffic roundabout before heading out on the road. The long, smooth roadway that connected the estate to the autoroute was the perfect place to get better acquainted with ...

Ready, set, speculate! Justin Timberlake joining new Audi concept in Geneva 21 days ago on Autoblog

In addition to the world premiers of the RS5, the all-new A1 (complete with Justin Timberlake cameo) and the near-production A8 Hybrid, Audi plans to trot out an additional concept car onto the stage at the Geneva Motor Show, and your guess is as good as ours. With the two previous e-tron ...

V8-powered Audi R8 Spyder in the pipeline? 21 days ago on Autoblog

The Audi R8 Spyder was introduced at Frankfurt with a stonking V10 powertrain nestled snugly in its boot, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the righteous 525-horsepower mill will be the R8 droptop's only source of power. Our West Coast friends at Inside LIne insist that the more reasonable ...

Autoblog Podcast #167 - Excitement builds for Geneva 22 days ago on Autoblog

Episode #167 of the Autoblog Podcast is a fine quartet of Chris Shunk, Sam Abuelsamid, Chris Paukert and Dan Roth. We breeze through the Autoblog Garage, filled with a snow-tired Camaro, a pair of Audi cabrios and a Kia Forte Koup, before hitting the news. Audi's updated RS5, with a ...

Officially Official: Audi RS5 hitting Geneva with 450-hp 4.2L V8 24 days ago on Autoblog

Over the weekend, we got our first look at official images of the new Audi RS5 when a brochure leaked out onto the interwebs, but it didn't contain any technical details of the latest product from Quattro GmbH. Thankfully, our friends in Ingolstadt have seen fit to drop that information on us ...

Audi Space on Playstation Home shows off A1, lets you race E-Tron 26 days ago on Autoblog

Audi called "Shotgun" on Playstation Home, and is so far the only automaker to take its case to those gamers with its Audi Space. First came the e-Tron Vertical Run racing game, which has lured more than 700,000 players into running more than a million races. As of last week, you can also ...

Leakage alert: Audi RS5 brochure images surface ahead of Geneva 26 days ago on Autoblog

The next über-model from Audi's Quattro GmbH division won't officially debut in Geneva for another week, but images from its brochure have already made their way onto the web. The Audi RS5 coupe will no doubt take the performance of Audi's B8 platform to levels beyond the much-loved and ...

Cold Weather Testing in Minnesota: Where Acura beats on one of the best AWD systems in the business 28 days ago on Autoblog

"Don't hold back." Three words I've never heard before at a press event and three words that are running through my mind as I tramp down on the throttle and wheelspin my way towards the gray horizon. Don't hold back. Ahead of me lies a three-quarter-mile stretch of perfectly groomed ...

Video: Audi renews ad wars, takes shot at BMW in new commercial 28 days ago on Autoblog

BMW and Audi can always be counted on for a good marketing fight. The two German luxury automakers first went kopf an kopf in European print ads, then on U.S. airwaves and next on our billboards. But after a bit of back and forth, the "good natured" ribbing appeared to have died down – at ...

Legalize It: Horchaus federalizing non-U.S. Audis for North America 28 days ago on Autoblog

We're going back and forth on this one. Do we file it under "We'll believe it when we see it" or "Pinch me I'm dreaming"? Either way, we get to sub-tag it, "Thank God for rich friends." That's right y'all, Audi is allowing Horchaus, the Canadian distributor MTM, to federalize some special ...

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Autoblog Podcast #170: The Hooniverse Visits

Jeff Glucker and Tim ODell join Chris, Sam, and Dan on this episode of the Autoblog Podcast. They share what's in their garage (much cooler) and we mull some of the week's news.